Boeing Selects Alcatel Alenia to Provide Tanks for its Delta II Vehicle

PARIS, April 19, 2006/Satnews Daily/ — Boeing Company has awarded Alcatel Alenia Space an $11 million contract for the manufacture of 12 additional Second Stage Tank Assemblies for the Delta II rocket. The delivery of the new tanks, which will be manufactured in the Alcatel Alenia Space facilities in Turin, Italy, will occur between 2007 and 2009.

“This is the second contract awarded by Boeing to our company for the manufacturing of these important components, following the contract received in 2001 for the construction of twenty-one similar modules” said Luigi Maria Quaglino, senior vice president and general manager of the space infrastructures & transportation activities of Alcatel Alenia Space. “It underlines Alcatel Alenia Space’s distinctive expertise and capabilities in developing and manufacturing a wide range of products for complex space applications.”

Alcatel Alenia is active in the United States in the sector of space infrastructure and transportation systems. It is one of the major contributors involved in the construction of the International Space Station, for which it has developed numerous logistical modules as prime contractors (MPLM, Node 2, Node 3, Cupola), and is involved as major subcontractor for the European Columbus Laboratory Module and the ATV Cargo Carrier.

The company also collaborates with Boeing in the launch preparation of the modules (at Shuttle to the International Space Station.

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